Hawaii.gov Honored for Excellence In Government by the Interactive
Media Awards
HONOLULU -- (Business Wire)
For two years running, the
Interactive Media Awards™ (IMA) has named Hawaii Information
Consortium (eHawaii.gov) as a Best
in Class winner in the Government category for its work on Hawaii.gov,
the official website of the Aloha State. The coveted award is the
highest honor bestowed by IMA and it represents the very best in
planning, execution and overall professionalism.
Designed for mobile and built for touch, speech, and accessibility for
all users, Hawaii.gov showcases the very best in Web design thinking.
Highlighting Hawaii’s diversity, native culture, and the uniqueness of
each island, Hawaii.gov also provides a Web experience that truly
reflects the Aloha state.
Originally launched in 2013, Hawaii set a new standard for state
websites by delivering the most striking changes and groundbreaking
enhancements to a Web portal in recent history. The dynamic portal makes
distinct connections between government, data sets and information, all
while being free for all to use and build on to make new connections
between Hawaiian citizens and their government.
In 2014, Hawaii.gov upped the ante with another first of its kind: the
gamification of government. Instead of forcing citizens to search for
what they need, the site highlights what is directly relevant to them
through a personalized service called my.hawaii.gov.
My.hawaii.gov
integrates with seven of the 17 departments and includes a rich history
of all business conducted online with the state.
mySavings, a service within my.hawaii.gov,
demonstrates the benefits to citizens of conducting their business with
the government online by creating awareness around the amount of paper,
miles and time saved. In addition, it gives helpful, Hawaii-centric tips
for what users can do with their newfound time. See it at: m.hi.gov/win
To further help citizens stay connected to their government, Hawaii.gov
offers 273 social media pages, more than 1,400 Twitter followers, a
Flickr photo pool, and 30 YouTube videos.
The state’s official website was redesigned at no cost to Hawaii
taxpayers through a public-private partnership between the state’s
portal manager, Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC., a subsidiary of
NIC, and the state of Hawaii.
This Best in Class award is the 15th award to be received in honor of
Hawaii.gov since its release in April 2013. The judging consisted of
various criteria, including design, usability, innovation in technical
features, standards compliance, and content. In order to win this award
level, the site had to meet strict guidelines in each area – an
achievement only a fraction of sites in the IMA competition earn each
quarter.
About eHawaii.gov
Hawaii’s official Internet portal, portal.ehawaii.gov,
is managed by Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC, a Hawaii corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm, NIC Inc. (NASDAQ:
EGOV). Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC partners with Hawaii state and
county government agencies to bring more services online and improve
public access to government information.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider
of official government websites, online services, and secure payment
processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help
make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The
family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than
3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes
has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” six
times, most recently ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the company has been
included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
eHawaii.gov
Russell
Castagnaro, 808-695-4615
russell@ehawaii.gov
Source: eHawaii.gov
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